Hearing officer recommends Corp Comm take over Johnson Utilities
A state hearing officer recommends the Arizona Corporation Commission seize control of Johnson Utilities from the current management, at least temporarily, and install its own manager.
The finding by Sarah Harping comes after she concluded that the company that provides water and sewer for San Tan, Florence and Queen Creek area homes and businesses “has failed to provide service and equipment that is in all respects just, reasonable, safe, proper, adequate and sufficient.” Some of that, she said, is the failure of the company to spend the money necessary for repairs and equipment.
But Harping, while finding a laundry list of problems dating back more than a decade, said it would not be appropriate to impose fines and penalties on the firm.
